DISTRICT 15-5A DIVISION II

CALALLEN 49, ALICE 16

What this game means: The Wildcats improved to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in district play this season to set up a likely district championship showdown with Port Lavaca Calhoun next week at Phil Danaher Field. Alice has its playoff hopes dashed as they fall to 4-5 and 2-4.

Thursday’s highlights: The Wildcats started scoring early for the second straight week as they scored on four of their five first-half possessions to take a 28-0 halftime lead. Running back AJ Brown scored two touchdowns, Shenan Price added another and Jarrett Garza also had one. The Calallen defense, meanwhile, stood tall through much of the first three quarters as it limited Alice to 126 yards in the first half and 297 for the game. Calallen stopped the Coyotes short of the goal line on the final play of the first half. Both of Alice’s touchdowns came in the second half when the game was decided.

Thursday’s stars: Calallen’s offense pounded out 403 yards and averaged more than 11 yards a carry on the night. Price showed his big-play ability as his first carry was for 57 yards and he also added a 31-yard touchdown and a 66-yard touchdown to start the second half. Price finished with 192 yards on eight carries. Alice quarterback Isaiah Aguilar was 12 of 26 for 159 yards with an interception and a touchdown. He also completed his final five passes of the game, including an 11-yard TD Waylon Moore late in the game.

Calallen coach Phil Danaher on how his team is playing: “Well, we’re playing great defense. Did you see we had two goal line stands in the first half? That one right there at the end of the half that was amazing. We are playing good defense and we’ve got a good kicking game and we are getting good field position, so the offense doesn’t have to go very far to score.”